Where does “jultara'” come from?

jultara' (Tausug) comes from Malay jurutera, from Malay juru-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu.

jultara' (Tausug): engineer

Definitions

  1. engineer

Ancestry of “jultara'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjuruteraengineer a person who is qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering
2Malayjuru-Denotes a worker, a skilled person, a professional, or a person who belongs to a job or a profession which requires training or skill characterised by the root word
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu →Every word from Malay juru- →Every word from Malay jurutera →